Autographic register



June 24, 1930. H. BARTHOLDI AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER F'led May 2, 1929 w www ,Patented June 24, 1930 Unirse STATES coMrnnY, oF Barron, oi-rr YHENRY BiiRTnoLnI, or GENEVA; swrrznntann, Assien'on Torna neRY REGISTER @CORPGRATION OF OHO AU'roeRnrnrc REGISTER n Y ln machines for writingby hand rolls or pads of paper (printed if desired) are provided for receiving memoranda of business transactions, so that a kset of copies of each inscription is obtained without manipulaticn of the: carbon paper utilized, such as debite, credit notes, delivery notes, re-

cepits, orders, etc., each of which is to be distributed to a di'i'lerent department for the preparation of, for example, accounts for clients and other ration of statements. i

The machine according to the invention, which utilizes rolls or packets of paper to receive the iiiscriptionsand inwhichthe said sheets are mechanically controlled to slide above a platen or writing table between fixed bands ot carbon paper and beneath a cover plate forming a support, iscliar'acterized by the v'tact that there, are provided von the lateral sides of the opening of thecover two openings facing one another for the intro-` duction beneath the said cover of `supplementary sheets larger' than` the said openg, the said' cover being interiorly provided with a guide arrangement and spring clamps adapted to be acuated from outside andL so constructed as to permit the securing on the table of the supplementary sheet or sheets introduced beneath the cover.`

This machine may be utilized, for example,V

for providing, at a. single inscription, a detailed account for the client, the monthly detailed totallof the account, the detailed debite, credit notes or receipts and, if dei sired, adelivery note or one ormore record copies for the preparation of. a'general a'ccount or a numerical or alphabetical classification.

n In. the.: drawings accompanying `this specincation,

Fig. l is a perspective view, broken away,

loi: the lid of ainachine embodying the fea-v parties of the prepa-V v*cured to the plate A;

Application filed May 2, `1829, Serial No. 359,755, and inswitzeiland .Tune 18,A 1928.`

the lid, on ailarger scale, and illustrating the clamping devicesand their Voperating mechanisin;` Y `Fig. is a broken away perspective-view Y showingthe'means for operating the clampt ing means; andy v v Fig. 6 is also a perspective broken away view illustrating the connecting means between the sliding members atopposite sides of the lid or cover plate. A u

The drawings show, by way of example, one form of construction of' the machine,

which' comprises a b ox or housing B carrying a table Xin the Well known manner.

F ig. l shows the cover plate A( for the housing, withvwhich plate the invention: particularly has to do. f It will be 'seen that this cover` A is cut out at its upper portion vthereby forming a llarge opening through which, when the plate is in position Aon' the housing, the table X is exposed, said opening communicating with'two laterally extending supplementary openingsor recesses F and Ff. The plateA is provided with two guide plates G, G connected for .simultaneous movement byk a lever H pivoted at I on the plate A. The 'endsotthis lever are provided 0with .guide slots J, J Y, engaging pins K,K, fixed inbentportions of the guides G, G. The said guides Gr, Gendin projections L, L- securedQ-thereto'and acting on clampslil, M? supported-on the plate A byV springsN, N" secured to the latter by rivets R, Re. To'the guide GV is ixed a button O,

Figure `6, which traverses the plate A" kthrough a guide -slot P inVI the .said plate.

The other Guide Gis )rovided with a O'roove n v h l c t) in which is. eno'ao'edf a guiding and su 3-V porting rivet .n secured tothe plate A,.-

Finall the two guides` are movable at their a 1 o ,c y

lower ends in snort guidenieinbers S,.S' se- When Vthe :button G is pushed to theuppe'r end of the slot l) the projections L, L" `tot Vthe bars' G, Gf set` in movement thereby become engaged under `the cla1npsM,M Awhich are raiseclforithe wholeoftheir width.

@The cover A Vbeing secured V.to the-body oi?- the machine, the Vbutton O is raised as men'- tioned in the preceding paragraph Vandthe clamps M, M then press against the writing table X which has an appropriate height for receiving the pressure of vsaid clamps. The

`latter are roughened or milled in order to provide a gripping surface for retaining the paper in position to be operated upon. Fig. 2 shows in perspective the registering machine with its cover A in position thereon. There is shown a double sheet T containing a sheet T of carbon` paper placed in the machine across the openings F, F eX- actly above the printed documents and the carbons contained in the machine for receivn ing the same inscription as that made on the double sheet. When the button O has been pushed to the top of the slot P and the guide bars have been operated-it will be seen that one projection L lowers the clamp M, thus causing pressure on the double sheet and holding it fixed on the plate X. The other projection, not shown in the figure, causes the same pressure and the double sheet can not be moved during writing.

It should be noted that the sheet T is engaged a considerable distance within 'the opening F and only a small distance in F. In this position only the doit column of the double sheet is visible, thus indicating that a debit is to be written. If, on the contrary, the sheet is engaged to a considerable distance within the opening F and only a small distance within F, the avoir column will be uncovered, so that the machine is then ready to receive a credit inscription.

The edges U, U (Figs. 3 and 4) of the lateral openings F, F facilitate sliding of the independent sheets on the machine, while the edges U and U" of the clamps offer the minimum resistance to sliding. The cover is provided with marks V, V corresponding to the first line of the sheet and to thefirst line of each of the copies placed on the writing table X and between the carbons by rotating the handle D.

When the sheet is double and contains a sheet of carbon paper the inscription is of course, made on the second4 sheet. Moreover, for each individual inscription made the same inscription is obtained on the various documents, debits, delivery notes, credit notes, receipts, les, 'pages of ledgers, etc., placed under the double sheet on the writing table of the machine and between the fixed sheets `of carbon paper.

l/Vhat I claiml is l. A writing machine comprising a casing, an apertured cover therefor, means for supporting recording paper beneath the aper` ture in the cover, clamping means within the frame for securing supplementary sheets of paper introduced through the aperture in the cover, and means for operati-ngY said clamping means from the exterior of the casing. f

2. A writing machine comprising a casing, a cover therefor having a main aperture communicating with a pair of laterally extending recesses, means for supporting recording paper beneath the aperture in the cover, and means for clamping supplementary sheets of paper in exposed position in said main aperture and with their edges projecting into said recesses.

3. A writing machine comprising a frame, an apertured cover therefor, means for supporting recording paper beneath the aperture in the cover, clamping devices for securing sheets of paper during writing, and a pair of sliding bars within the casing and operable exterior-ly thereof for actuation of the clamps.

'4. A writing machine comprising a casing, an apertured cover therefor, means for supporting recording paper beneath the aperture in the cover, clamps for securing the sheets of paper during writing, an actuating bar for each of said clamps within the casing, said bars being interconnected by a lever pivotedto the cover.

5. A machine as claimed in claim 4, and including a button extending through the cover and engaging Aone of said bars tor operating the same.

. 6. A writing machine comprising a casing, an apertured cover therefor, means for supporting recording paper beneath the aperture in said cover, said aperture being so formed as to permit insertion into the machine of sheets of paper of greater width than the main portion of the aperture, means for clamping such sheets at opposite sides of said aperture, an actuating bar for each of the clamping means, and a slotted lever pivotally connected to both of said bars for actuating the same in unison.

7. A writing machine comprising a casing, an apertured cover therefor, the aperture of the cover being extended by two supplementary recesses at one end thereof to allow in-` sertion of sheets of paper, means for supporting recording paper beneath said aperture, clamps for securing the inserted sheets, and slide bars for actuating said clamps, the bars being interconnected by a lever pivoted to the cover and one of said bars carrying a pin extending through said cover for oper tion of the clamps. Y

8. A machine as claimed in claim 7, hav

ingbars bent intermediate their ends, `a pin being secured in each bent portion teengage `a slotted'end of the connecting leven In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this` specification.

HENRY BARTHOLDI. 

